Life for ‘monkey man’ who buried love rival in dune

It was a brutal murder that shocked the island community where it took place. Yesterday, the last chapter of the convoluted tale of jealousy and intrigue that lay behind it was finally written, when Jack Campbell, who murdered his neighbour and buried the body beneath the dunes of an Orkney beach was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Campbell, 59, will serve a minimum of 16 years after he battered Robert Rose to death on the island of Sanday. His motive was jealousy — after his former lover, Margaret Johnston, 34, began a relationship with the victim.

Stephen Crummack, 51, who helped to hide the body, was found guilty of culpable homicide and was ordered to serve a minimum of 11 years in jail.